VDB-110236 · CVE-2017-14018 · BID 101978

Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-14018. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11 (version unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An improper authentication issue was discovered in Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11, all versions released before November 29, 2017. The security authentication mechanism used between the Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11 and single-patient use products can be bypassed, allowing for unauthorized devices to be connected to the generator, which could result in a loss of integrity or availability.

The bug was discovered 11/28/2017. The weakness was released 12/05/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-14018 since 08/30/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 101978†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/30/2017 🔍
11/28/2017 +90 days 🔍
11/28/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/29/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/05/2017 +6 days 🔍
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12/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/12/2019 +736 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-14018 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110236
SecurityFocus: 101978 - Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator G11 CVE-2017-14018 Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2017 08:08
Updated: 12/12/2019 09:49
Changes: 12/06/2017 08:08 (59), 12/12/2019 09:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:DF5:103

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